What is it exactly? Designing products? Making cars? Building things? Well, the answer is yes, to all of these questions. Basically, mechanical engineers design products and solve problems, it's as simple as that. Kind of.
Of course it's not as simple as designing a tool, a car, or some product. There is a lot that goes into the design/process of that tool, or that car, or whatever it might be. Before it the product is even made, the engineer designs a process that is the most efficient way to make the product. This is the goal for engineers and this is what companies want; engineers that can save them time and money. Then they design the product, usually using a 3-D modeling program. And with todays technology, the engineers can do testing on the computer. They can test the amount of stress a certain metal goes through under different pressures and temperatures. With this technology, it saves time, money and materials since most of the testing can be done by a program.
Some of you may be thinking: So how does this affect you? I'll answer that question with another question: How does this NOT affect you?
Just about every single product nowadays was designed by an mechanical engineer, big or small. That bed you woke up in, designed by a mechanical engineer. The Faucet in your bathroom you used you used this morning to brush your teeth, oh and that toothbrush, designed by a mechanical engineer. That car you drive to work everyday, designed by a mechanical engineer. That thing you use everyday, I think you can guess what I'm going to say next, designed by a mechanical engineer. Without mechanical engineers, there would be chaos! Well, maybe not chaos but many of the products we use today would poorly made and made inefficiently.
As for myself, I chose to study mechanical engineering for a number of reasons. It's practical, high job demand, logical, but the real reason I chose this field is because of my passion for my favorite sport, golf. I want to use my degree to design golf clubs for a living. Since I was a kid, I have wanted to be a golfer and since I don't have the talents to become a pro I wanted to do the next best thing, make the clubs for the pros. I know it's not the most I could do with this degree but that's the beauty with mechanical engineering, it is a very broad field that you can find the perfect job that suits you.Mechanical engineering is very heavy in math and science but is not limited to just math and science. With a degree, you can pursue a job that will fit your passions, like my passion for golf. It could range from a favorite sport to a hobby, like hunting or cars, to a certain product, to just about anything. Becoming a mechanical engineer allows people to design products to benefit the world and their own passions.
Pictures:
Johnny the Engineer:
http://www.topuniversities.com/courses/engineering-mechanical/careers-mechanical-engineering
3-D Model of car:
http://www.crushdigital.co.uk/blog/3d-modeling-explained
Golf Swing:
https://www.asme.org/engineering-topics/articles/design/designing-the-perfect-swing
The way in which you were able to connect your favorite sport golf and explain how you can use your degree in the real world was done well. The visuals are well done and the order of the blog was smooth flowing.
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree with you that Mechanical. Engineers have incredible opportunities for careers. With talking about golf, you show the reader a perfect example of how someone can go into Mechanical Engineering, and they don't have to just work for a car company or build a rocket. Mechanical Engineers are an integral part of any industry imaginable.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if you have taken Matlab (ME213) yet, but that'll show you another form of modeling, using graphs and a really powerful calculator. Neat stuff.
You broke up the page well with the images. Having that hint of color within everything draws just enough attraction to them, yet doesn't completely side track a reader. I did have to focus on the "Golf Swing" picture for a couple seconds to realize what it was. This can be both a good thing and a bad thing. Since you balanced your use of pictures in this way, I believe it is done well.
I agree with Tyler. It is pretty cool that you can relate your favorite hobby to your career. Your format, along with your imagery, flowed nice throughout the blog. You made me think beyond just what you were writing about. I never really considered something as small and basic as a toothbrush being designed by a mechanical engineer but I guess it makes complete sense.
ReplyDeleteI love how you tied mechanical engineering in with everyday objects. I feel like a lot of the time, people hear "mechanical engineer" and their thoughts head straight to cars and airplanes. You did a good job of redirecting those thoughts to show how mechanical engineering is literally everywhere these days and how it is very necessary, and also very cool! Good job.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting read, it is nice to see you relate golf to your career path, that is the making of a happy career. Very informative, well structured and helpful pictures. Ballin' looking car. Cant go wrong with a few good car pictures.
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